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Working in the Theatre
 
An acclaimed fixture on New York television and in the theatre community for 30 years, the American Theatre Wing's Working in the Theatre offers an unprecedented forum for the meeting of theatrical minds.
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This theatre interview show brings together performers, directors, playwrights, designers, choreographers, producers and behind-the-scenes personnel from the American and international theatre, the interviews offer a rare opportunity for students and audiences to see and hear the people who create theatre engaged in thoughtful conversation with one another. With more than 600 past guests, the interviews have become an unequalled archive of theatrical talk, a chance to hear from the people behind the characters, stories and productions that draw us to the theatre.

The American Theatre Wing's Working in the Theatre receives leadership support from
The Annenberg Foundation
and
The Dorothy Strelsin Foundation.



Note: We are in the process of converting Working in the Theatre to Flash video format; therefore our most recent episodes will be Flash video, with later episodes being Real video. We hope to finish the conversion in the near future. If you have any questions or comments, please use our contact page.

Producing Broadway

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Originally taped - May, 2008

With:
Roger Berlind - Producer
Margo Lion - Producer
Jeffrey Richards - Producer
Jeffrey Seller - Producer
Gordon Cox - Moderator
Sondra Gilman - Host
Douglas B. Leeds - Host

What is the role of a producer? That was the question that started the discussion among four of Broadway's top producers - Roger Berlind, Margo Lion, Jeffrey Richards and Jeffrey Seller - as the conversation turned to whether they produce for profit or passion and how they balance between the two; what the shows they produce reveal about themselves; what the opportunities are for new producers; the increased role the internet and other new media plays in theatre today; the escalating cost of producing a show on Broadway today; and what they feel are the major issues facing theatre producers as they look to the future.


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